Display rack



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DISPLAY RACK Filed Aug. 29, 1938 JOSEPH HASLUN 1N VENT OR.

BY 4,, .1. I w, ATTORNEY.

Patented May 19, 1942" V 1 UNlTED STATES PATENT 2 OFFICE- Application August 29, 1938, Serial No. 227,295

1 Claim. (o1.21 1 12s) .This invention relates generally to display racks, but more specifically to racks adapted to display merchandise arranged for differences in size, price and quality and wherein the merchandise in each compartment of the rack is fully exposed to View and examinable without complete withdrawal.

The main object of the invention resides in the provision of a display rack construction which affords a plurality of independent compartments to store certain types of merchandise such as slide fasteners wherein specimens of the same type, quality, size andprice are nested in independent compartments.

A further object of the invention is to provide a display rack of the above character which permits a purchaser to rummage through each compartment for inspection of the wares therein without withdrawing the merchandise.

Another object of the invention resides in the provision of a display rack which is economical to manufacture, strong and compact in construction and easy to handle.

These objects and other incidental ends and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear in the progress of the disclosure and as pointed out in the appended claim.

Accompanying this specification is a drawing showing several preferred embodiments of the invention wherein corresponding reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views and wherein:

Figure l is a front view in elevation of a display rack of a type to fit on a flat counter wherein one rack lies beyond the other on a horizontal plane.

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view of Figure 1 taken across one compartment thereof.

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional View taken across a compartment of a display rack of a type to fit on a stepped counter or platform.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary front view in eleva-v tion of the rack shown in Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary rear view in elevation of the rack shown in Figure 3.

Figure 6 is a side view in elevation of a series of racks shown in Figures 3, 4 and 5, mounted on a stepped platform shown in cross section.

Figure 7 is a front fore-shortened View in elevation showing a multiple form of display rack.

Figure 8 is a transverse sectional view of Figure 7 taken across aligned compartments thereof.

In accordance with the invention and in accordance with the preferred forms shown in the drawing, Figures 1 and 2 indicate a display rack in association with a display counter ID, the said counter I0 having a forward wall II, the latter ,being shown in the form of glass although any other material is feasible. The rack is comprised of a longitudinal and inclined bottom.wall l2 and a rear wall I3 depending from the upper rear edge of the bottom wall. The bottom and rear walls I2 and I3 are secured in any suitable fashion to side walls I4 and I5 while a series of spaced partitions I 6 are vertically and transversely arranged along the upper surface of bottom wall I2, the said partitions l6 being secured in grooves along the upper surface of bottom wall I2. Each of the partitions I6 is provided with a front wall edge IT, a top inclined edge I8 running in parallelism with the inclination of bottom wall I2, a downwardly inclined rear edge l9 and a lower edge 20 lying along and fitting into a groove on the upper surface of bottom wall I2. The upper edge I8 of each of the partitions near the rear end is provided with a recess ZI'into which is disposed a longitudinal member 22 secured to the side walls I 4 and I5 and being adapted to reinforce the positioning of the partitions I6 and also to serve as mounting means for indiciaindicating the price, style, size and quality of merchandise stored in compartments formed between the partitions I6. The side walls I4 and I5 are provided with limiting edges which are in alignment with the forward, top and rear walls of partition I6, the forward and top edges of said side walls l4 and I5 being indicated by numerals I4", I4' and I5" and I5 respectively. The rear edges of side walls M'and I5 are in alignment with edge I9 of partition I5 and rear wall l3,'while the lower limiting edge'of end wall I4 is indicated by numeral I9a.

It is to be observed that in the display rack above described the front wall I! of counter I0 serves to act as a stop for the merchandise contained in the compartment formed by partitions I6 while the longitudinal channel member 22, in addition to serving as a mounting means for price, style, size and quality tags, serves as a top wall to maintain merchandise within each compartment. The rear wall I3 of the display rack serves the same function as front wall II of counter II] when a second display rack is arranged on counter I0 behind the first rack shown as indicated by the representation of partition I5 belonging to the said second rack.

Figures 3, 4 and 5 indicate a second type of display rack which is adapted to be set on a counter having stepped platforms, said counter being indicated by numeral 23 and the platforms being indicated by numerals 25, 26 and 2?. Counter 23 is similarly provided with a front wall 24 preferably made of glass. In the display rack of Figures 3, 4 and 5, numeral 28 indicates the longitudinal inclined bottom wall of the second type of display rack while 29 indicates a rear wall which is connected to the upper rear edge of bottom Wall 28 by means of a longitudinal angular member having walls 3| and 32 at right angles to each other, the wall 3| at the top thereof being secured to the upper edge of the bottom wall 28 while the horizontal wall 32 being secured at the outer end thereof to the upper edge of rear wall 29. It is to be observed that the upper edge of rear wall 29 is disposed below the upper edge of bottom wall 28 and outwardly spaced therefrom.

The bottom wall 28, the rear wall 29 and the angular member comprised of walls 3! and 32 are connected with side walls, one of which is indicated by numeral 39. The bottom wall 28 is similarly provided with a plurality of vertically disposed and spaced partitions 33 extending from the front to the rear edges of the said bottom wall 28. vertical front edge 34, an upwardly inclined upper edge 35, a downwardly inclined rear edge 36 and a bottom edge 31 which engages a groove along the upper surface of bottom wall 28. It is to be noted that one of the side walls such as 30, has a bottom edge 36b, a rear edge 36a, a forward edge which is in alignment with edge 34, a top edge which is in alignment with edge 35 and a downwardly inclined angular edge proceeding therefrom which is in alignment with edge 33, all as best shown in Figure 3. The upper edge of each of the partitions 33 is provided with a recess 33 into which a longitudinal channel member 39 fits, the said channel member being secured to the side walls of the display rack and serving the same purposes as channel member 22 of the type of display rack shown in Figures 1 and 2. Figure 6 shows the display rack of Figures 3, 4 and mounted on a stepped platform 23, each of the racks being indicated by letters A, B and C. It is to be observed that the Wall 3| of display rack A serves as the forward wall for display rack B, while the wall 3| of B serves as the forward wall of rack C. In addition, the wall 32 of A serves as a continuation of platform 28 while wall 32 of B serves as a continuation of platform 21.

Figures 7 and 8 indicate a third type of display rack wherein a plurality of spaced and inclined bottom walls secured together serve as the basis of separate groups of compartments in step formation. Thus, numerals 49 indicates one of the end walls of the last mentioned type of multiple rack while numerals 4| 42, 43 and 44 indicate a series of inclined longitudinal bottom wall members which are parallel to each other and progressively stepped up. The upper rear edge of bottom wall member 4! is secured to the forward Each partition 33 is provided with a lower edge of bottom wall member 42 by means of a vertical member 45, while vertical members 43 and 41 similarly connect bottom wall members 42 to 43 and 43 to 44 respectively. Each of the bottom wall members are provided with a plurality of spaced and vertically disposed partitions 49, said partitions having a vertical front edge 50, an upper inclined edge 5|, a rear edge 52 and a bottom edge 53 which engages the bottom wall member in a groove thereof. Each of the partitions 49 is provided on the upper edge thereof with a recess 54 which engages a longitudinal channel member 55 for purposes similar to channel members 22 and 39 of the preceding two types of racks. One of the side walls 40 of this multiple type of rack has a broken forward and top edge which runs in alignment with the forward top and rear edges of each of the partitions 49 which are secured to bottom walls 4|, 42, 43 and 44. The other side wall 48 is similarly constructed as side wall 40, and said side walls 40 and 48 being secured to the bottom walls 4|, 42, 43 and 44.

Each one of the three display racks above described is portable with all the merchandise therein contained. The construction permits dusting of all exposed areas without the necessity of the removal of merchandise from the several compartments. Moreover, the display racks are light in weight for the reason that the parts may be made either of thin wood, fiber board, composition or even sheet metal.

I wish it understood that minor changes and variations in the material, relative position, integration and means of securing the parts together, may all be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention and without departing from the scope of the appended claim.

I claim:

For use with a display counter having a series of stepped platforms and an upstanding front wall, a display rack adapted to sit on any one of the platforms, the front wall of the counter being adapted to form a front wall for a rack placed on the foremost platform of the series, said display rack including side walls adapted to rest on a platform of said display counter, an inclined bottom Wall between said side Walls and connected thereto, a plurality of spaced partitions projecting vertically from the bottom wall and extending from the front to the rear edges thereof, forming a series of parallel and similar compartments between said side walls, a back wall depending from the rear edge of the bottom wall and comprised of an upper and lower vertical wall spaced by a connecting horizontal ledge, the ledge being adapted to be coplanar with the next succeeding platform, and a longitudinal member connected between the end walls and disposed against the upper edges of said partitions to secure the latter in place.

JOSEPH HASLUN. 

